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| Give your inner clown some class! Instructors are experts in character development, mime, slapstick combat, how to take a pie in the face, juggling, hula hoop, tumbling, make-up application and much more. Class is tailored to the needs of participants. Lots of fun and inspirational improv. guaranteed. Red nose optional. Classes are running Jan 23 - March 19 of 2012 drop-ins welcome cost $99 for nine week session at City in Motion, 3925 Main Instructors: a variety of Kansas City's top professional clowns, mimes and juggling artists including: Richard Renner, Terry Davolt, Rod Sipe, Stephanie Roberts, Jay & Leslie Cady, Matt Weiss, Beth Byrd, Brian Wendling, Jason Smith, Heidi Van and Kent & Kevin Mercer. |
CIRCUs SkILLs & CLOwNING LEVEL I: Give your inner clown some class! Instructors are experts in slapstick combat, how to take a pie in the face, juggling, mime, hula hoop, tumbling, character development, makeup application and much more. LEVEL II: Continue the journey of uncovering your personal clown, don a red nose and study the techniques of Jaque Lecoq, Ettienne Decroix, Giovannie Fusetti and other masters. LEVEL I: Wednesdays, 8:30-9:30pm LEVEL II: Tuesdays, 8:30 -9:30 pm Instructors: Byrd Productions go to www.cityinmotion.org or call 816-561-2882 to register |
| Sculpting Movement, Telling Stories A Physical Theater and Mime workshop with Kirsten Stephens, graduate of l’Ecole Internationale de Mimodrame de Marcel Marceau in Paris, France The moment you arrive on stage, before you even open your mouth, you have begun telling a story. Learning to sculpt your movements allows you to communicate with your audience more directly and with greater variety and precision. In this workshop we will delve into the techniques of both Marcel Marceau and Etienne Decroux (father of Corporeal Mime). We will explore the importance of weight, form, rhythm and breath in creating character, illusion, and story in search of a more complete actor. January 28 and 29, 10am - 5pm Only $100 for 14 hours of training! Just Off Broadway Theater, 3051 Central in Penn Valley Park To register or for more info, call Beth Byrd 816-305-8188 www.byrdproductions.org Kirsten is a graduate of L’Ecole International de Mimordrame de Marcel Marceau in Paris, France. She first discovered the magic of inclinations and rotations and triple designs at a church in Oklahoma City, finally deciding to head for Paris to audition for the school. She spent the next three years studying with Marceau, as well as the world’s foremost practitioners of Corporeal Mime (which is to mime what ballet is to dance), rounded out with classes in dance, fencing and acrobatics. Following graduation, Kirsten spent another year and a half touring Europe with some of her classmates as Mime de Rien in an original production titled Le Pese, le Flouze, le Blé. Returning to the US, she moved to Minneapolis where she met Dean Hatton at the MargolisBrown physical theater company. Discovering a common love of mime-based movement theater, the two have been working together as Kirsten and Dean since 2001. |
Not Your Mama's Clown Workshop!
Weekend Red-Nose Intensive
Feb. 17 7pm-10pm
Feb. 18 10am-5pm
Feb. 19 10am-5pm
$150
At Zoomers - A Place For Play
1114 B W 24th Street
KCMO 64108
To Register call 816-305-8188
Unleash your theatrical clown in this three day intensive taught by Stephanie Roberts.
Develop a unique, personal clown character--aware, available, vulnerable...a conduit for the audience experience! Through
ensemble and solo play we will explore finding the truth in size--great for actors wanting to take on heightened style, or beginners
entering a new theatrical world. No experience necessary. Come with an open heart and a brave soul--but leave your rainbow
wigs and giant shoes at home!
Stephanie Roberts is a faculty member of UMKC's MFA Acting Program where she teaches clown, commedia dell'Arte and
mask. She has been teaching clowning for 15 years and holds an MFA in ensemble-based physical theatre from Dell'Arte
International School of Physical Theatre. Stephanie has directed several clown adventures Pseudo Omega at Annex Theatre in
Seattle and Lunacy at Dell'Arte. She is also the creator of Boom! An International Lost and Found Family Marching Band
Weekend Red-Nose Intensive
Feb. 17 7pm-10pm
Feb. 18 10am-5pm
Feb. 19 10am-5pm
$150
At Zoomers - A Place For Play
1114 B W 24th Street
KCMO 64108
To Register call 816-305-8188
Unleash your theatrical clown in this three day intensive taught by Stephanie Roberts.
Develop a unique, personal clown character--aware, available, vulnerable...a conduit for the audience experience! Through
ensemble and solo play we will explore finding the truth in size--great for actors wanting to take on heightened style, or beginners
entering a new theatrical world. No experience necessary. Come with an open heart and a brave soul--but leave your rainbow
wigs and giant shoes at home!
Stephanie Roberts is a faculty member of UMKC's MFA Acting Program where she teaches clown, commedia dell'Arte and
mask. She has been teaching clowning for 15 years and holds an MFA in ensemble-based physical theatre from Dell'Arte
International School of Physical Theatre. Stephanie has directed several clown adventures Pseudo Omega at Annex Theatre in
Seattle and Lunacy at Dell'Arte. She is also the creator of Boom! An International Lost and Found Family Marching Band
Flying and Falling: Investigating Improvisational Matters
A Modern Dance Workshop
Using the support of the breath as the foundation for movement, students will access their strength, agility, balance, and flexibility
through invigorating, full bodied dancing. Drawing on contemporary improvisational practices, students will have the opportunity to
experience a sense of flight and momentum in their dancing. Students will learn to move in and out of the floor, and then up into the
air with power and grace. By investigating one’s own movement potential, students will cultivate mindfulness, creative expression,
and spontaneity in their dancing. The development of individual presence and awareness of the dynamics of ensemble will be
emphasized throughout the class. This class will strive to build a community of dancers who celebrate taking risks, exploring the
unknown, and openly communicating with one another as we practice the various forms of improvisational dance in a physical,
creative, and fun environment that fosters self-expression through kinesthetic experience.
No previous experience in dance is necessary to join this class. All levels and abilities are welcome.
Feb. 25, 3:00 - 6:00
$50
At City In Motion
3925 Main
Kansas City, MO 64111
To Register Call 816-305-8188
Joanna Rotkin, M.F.A. in Dance and Performance, Bennington College.
After living in New York City for a number of years dancing and performing, Joanna moved to Jamestown, Colorado (pop. 312)
to form TinHouse Experimental Dance Theatre. TinHouse Experimental Dance Theatre has won numerous awards and grants for
it’s innovative and cutting-edge work in performance, and was recently invited to perform in Puebla, Mexico as part of the
international dance festival, Performatica Mexico. In 2005, Joanna created the educationally based dance program, As the Crow
Flies, to bring together youth, older adults, and developmentally disabled adults to practice and perform improvisational dance
forms together. She is currently working with the locally based organization MESA (Moving to End Sexual Assault) to create a
movement based program that will emphasize improvisational dance forms as a source of support for healing, respect, health, and
delight in the body. She has taught at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, Prescott College, Bennington College. She currently
teaches improvisation, choreography, and post-modern dance technique at both Naropa University and the University of
Colorado.
A Modern Dance Workshop
Using the support of the breath as the foundation for movement, students will access their strength, agility, balance, and flexibility
through invigorating, full bodied dancing. Drawing on contemporary improvisational practices, students will have the opportunity to
experience a sense of flight and momentum in their dancing. Students will learn to move in and out of the floor, and then up into the
air with power and grace. By investigating one’s own movement potential, students will cultivate mindfulness, creative expression,
and spontaneity in their dancing. The development of individual presence and awareness of the dynamics of ensemble will be
emphasized throughout the class. This class will strive to build a community of dancers who celebrate taking risks, exploring the
unknown, and openly communicating with one another as we practice the various forms of improvisational dance in a physical,
creative, and fun environment that fosters self-expression through kinesthetic experience.
No previous experience in dance is necessary to join this class. All levels and abilities are welcome.
Feb. 25, 3:00 - 6:00
$50
At City In Motion
3925 Main
Kansas City, MO 64111
To Register Call 816-305-8188
Joanna Rotkin, M.F.A. in Dance and Performance, Bennington College.
After living in New York City for a number of years dancing and performing, Joanna moved to Jamestown, Colorado (pop. 312)
to form TinHouse Experimental Dance Theatre. TinHouse Experimental Dance Theatre has won numerous awards and grants for
it’s innovative and cutting-edge work in performance, and was recently invited to perform in Puebla, Mexico as part of the
international dance festival, Performatica Mexico. In 2005, Joanna created the educationally based dance program, As the Crow
Flies, to bring together youth, older adults, and developmentally disabled adults to practice and perform improvisational dance
forms together. She is currently working with the locally based organization MESA (Moving to End Sexual Assault) to create a
movement based program that will emphasize improvisational dance forms as a source of support for healing, respect, health, and
delight in the body. She has taught at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, Prescott College, Bennington College. She currently
teaches improvisation, choreography, and post-modern dance technique at both Naropa University and the University of
Colorado.
Byrd Productions' Winter Workshop Series for Adults 3 workshops and ongoing classes |